NGC 1073

NGC 1073 is a barred spiral galaxy in the constellation Cetus. The galaxy is estimated to be about 55 million light years from Earth, possess a disk spanning an estimated 80,000 light years in diameter, and likely contains a type of active core, called an HII nucleus.^[2][3]

NGC 1073
NGC 1073 imaged by the Liverpool Telescope
Observation data (J2000 epoch)
Constellation	Cetus
Right ascension	02h 43m 40.5s[1]
Declination	+01° 22′ 34″[1]
Redshift	1208 ± 5 km/s[1]
Apparent magnitude (V)	11.5[1]
Characteristics
Type	SB(rs)c[1]
Apparent size (V)	4.9′ × 4.5′[1]
Other designations
UGC 2210,[1] PGC 10329[1]

NGC 1073 is similar to the Milky Way only in their shared possession of a galactic bar. NGC 1073, however, does not possess the well-defined symmetrical arm structure the Milky Way exhibits, and retains a central bar larger than our home galaxy's.^[4] NGC 1073 can be viewed with a mid-sized telescope in rural, dark skies.

Supernova

One supernova has been observed in NGC 1073: SN 1962L (Type Ic, mag. 13.9) was discovered by Leonida Rosino on 23 November 1962,^[5] and independently by Enrique Chavira and Guillermo Haro.^[6]